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Glimpses of recent history walking the narrow peninsula from the Village Green to Shaving Point.
Metung Boardwalk的点评
点评：Review of Metung/Boardwalk from Foreshore Reserve to Metung Park at Shaving Point
We’d stopped in Lakes Entrance for couple of days with the aim of exploring the inland coastal communities scattered around the Gippsland Lakes – historical/settler through to the modern tourists who dominate the area during the popular summer months. Metung was an easy first choice – there’s a gorgeous historical township on the tip of a narrow peninsula – essentially encircled by endless water. We set out to explore the place.
Before us, of course – modern man - this country was the domain of the Tatungooloong People – one of five clans that comprise the Gunaikurnai Nation. These people occupied what is today an area of East Gippsland from Wilsons Prom to the land halfway between the modern town of Lakes Entrance and the state border with NSW. They spread back inland across the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. Time and interest available? Then think about exploring the Bataluk Cultural Trail.
There is also a considerable heritage based upon the early settlement of East Gippsland – typically by sea access through Port Albert. These included pastoral settlers and gold miners exploring local creeks. Fishing remains economically important – Lakes Entrance is the largest fishing port in SE Australia. We did not, however, have the time available to search further.
Metung township was squeaky-clean, obviously attracting sufficient investment in recent times to provide for the well-heeled holidaymaker, those with boats and, perhaps, those second-homers from Melbourne or further afield. The township looked as if it had enjoyed a make-over in recent times – selection of interesting and well-presented shops, galleries, restaurants, etc., lots of paintwork, new housing and tidy streets lined with trees.
In the centre to one side of Metung Road there is a village green to one side (with a name board telling you as much) and, across the road, there was another public grassed area alongside Kurnai Ave. This one contained an attractive modern-looking sitting-out area, kid’s play/spray pool and BBQ facilities. The local supermarket - Metung Village Store – was on one corner - the focus for many of the people coming and going. Others were outside, perhaps, simply enjoying the sun and the natural green/blue colours of the setting – including us.
Beyond the grass – on both sides – there was in-land lake water shimmering and laced with pleasure boats. The peninsula is little more than 250 m wide at this point. The place sparkled in brilliant sunshine. To one side of the village green there was a small and smart-looking war memorial with integral flagpole dedicated tok the Returned Services League - remembering those killed/injured in two world wars. There was a wall above the beach and a wharf at the eastern edge of the Village Green – in front of the Metung Hotel, where many people were seated outside under cover. You could walk on to the wharf and watch the small pleasure boats buzzing around the open water between Metung and the nearest land 800 m away. The boats were brilliant white in the sun … and noisy.
In fact, coming into Metung earlier that morning, we had stopped at a couple of boat rental shops to explore options. The sun was out and everyone was hiring boats – so it seemed. Boat rental was $100/2 h and $130/3 h, but there was nothing available for two days – the woman told us in one place. Next time then.
We walked across the grassed areas from coast to coast exploring the images and chose to take the coast/boardwalk towards Shaving Point where the peninsula ends. The distance is less 1 km. There’s a park there called … Metung Park (what else!) The walk takes you along the western side of the peninsula starting where Kurnai Ave ends. Here there’s a small jetty for the adventurous, a public toilet and four tables/benches under rooved shelters with more BBQ facilities available.
At a dogleg in the shoreline the trail turns back towards Metung Road - lined with houses along the other side of the road and trees/bush along the shoreline. Here there’s a small foreshore memorial to the motor vessel Charles Edward - the fabricated model on 4 m pole is the work of Doug Hadaway and dates from 2009. The original vessel/paddle boat displaced 168 t, was 40 m long and had 45 kW steam power available – it had been built in Glasgow, Scotland. It provided a regular service between the East Gippsland Lakes and Melbourne and was eventually sold for work in New Zealand.
As you enter Metung Park at the water’s edge the local Lions Club have a cluster of five memorial rocks set into concrete. Commemorate plaque are attached for people whose ashes had been scattered into neighbouring Bancroft Bay. For those with local connections, this would be a rewarding place at which to be remembered.
And then there’s the water that surrounds you, the abundance of sea birds and those important signs that help keep the history of the place alive … telling you about the kids being rowed back and forth across the water to attend school in the township – through until the 1930s. It was the same with sheep, whereas the cattle were herded into the water to swim across – for pastures or markets. Alongside the coastline the sea was awash with pelicans.
Then it was time to head back to the centre … ice creams for kids and adults alike. Metung was a pleasant place to be on a warm, sunny day in late December.
Peter Steele
27 March 2025
We’d stopped in Lakes Entrance for couple of days with the aim of exploring the inland coastal communities scattered around the Gippsland Lakes – historical/settler through to the modern tourists who dominate the area during the popular summer months. Metung was an easy first choice – there’s a gorgeous historical township on the tip of a narrow peninsula – essentially encircled by endless water. We set out to explore the place.
Before us, of course – modern man - this country was the domain of the Tatungooloong People – one of five clans that comprise the Gunaikurnai Nation. These people occupied what is today an area of East Gippsland from Wilsons Prom to the land halfway between the modern town of Lakes Entrance and the state border with NSW. They spread back inland across the southern slopes of the Great Dividing Range. Time and interest available? Then think about exploring the Bataluk Cultural Trail.
There is also a considerable heritage based upon the early settlement of East Gippsland – typically by sea access through Port Albert. These included pastoral settlers and gold miners exploring local creeks. Fishing remains economically important – Lakes Entrance is the largest fishing port in SE Australia. We did not, however, have the time available to search further.
Metung township was squeaky-clean, obviously attracting sufficient investment in recent times to provide for the well-heeled holidaymaker, those with boats and, perhaps, those second-homers from Melbourne or further afield. The township looked as if it had enjoyed a make-over in recent times – selection of interesting and well-presented shops, galleries, restaurants, etc., lots of paintwork, new housing and tidy streets lined with trees.
In the centre to one side of Metung Road there is a village green to one side (with a name board telling you as much) and, across the road, there was another public grassed area alongside Kurnai Ave. This one contained an attractive modern-looking sitting-out area, kid’s play/spray pool and BBQ facilities. The local supermarket - Metung Village Store – was on one corner - the focus for many of the people coming and going. Others were outside, perhaps, simply enjoying the sun and the natural green/blue colours of the setting – including us.
Beyond the grass – on both sides – there was in-land lake water shimmering and laced with pleasure boats. The peninsula is little more than 250 m wide at this point. The place sparkled in brilliant sunshine. To one side of the village green there was a small and smart-looking war memorial with integral flagpole dedicated tok the Returned Services League - remembering those killed/injured in two world wars. There was a wall above the beach and a wharf at the eastern edge of the Village Green – in front of the Metung Hotel, where many people were seated outside under cover. You could walk on to the wharf and watch the small pleasure boats buzzing around the open water between Metung and the nearest land 800 m away. The boats were brilliant white in the sun … and noisy.
In fact, coming into Metung earlier that morning, we had stopped at a couple of boat rental shops to explore options. The sun was out and everyone was hiring boats – so it seemed. Boat rental was $100/2 h and $130/3 h, but there was nothing available for two days – the woman told us in one place. Next time then.
We walked across the grassed areas from coast to coast exploring the images and chose to take the coast/boardwalk towards Shaving Point where the peninsula ends. The distance is less 1 km. There’s a park there called … Metung Park (what else!) The walk takes you along the western side of the peninsula starting where Kurnai Ave ends. Here there’s a small jetty for the adventurous, a public toilet and four tables/benches under rooved shelters with more BBQ facilities available.
At a dogleg in the shoreline the trail turns back towards Metung Road - lined with houses along the other side of the road and trees/bush along the shoreline. Here there’s a small foreshore memorial to the motor vessel Charles Edward - the fabricated model on 4 m pole is the work of Doug Hadaway and dates from 2009. The original vessel/paddle boat displaced 168 t, was 40 m long and had 45 kW steam power available – it had been built in Glasgow, Scotland. It provided a regular service between the East Gippsland Lakes and Melbourne and was eventually sold for work in New Zealand.
As you enter Metung Park at the water’s edge the local Lions Club have a cluster of five memorial rocks set into concrete. Commemorate plaque are attached for people whose ashes had been scattered into neighbouring Bancroft Bay. For those with local connections, this would be a rewarding place at which to be remembered.
And then there’s the water that surrounds you, the abundance of sea birds and those important signs that help keep the history of the place alive … telling you about the kids being rowed back and forth across the water to attend school in the township – through until the 1930s. It was the same with sheep, whereas the cattle were herded into the water to swim across – for pastures or markets. Alongside the coastline the sea was awash with pelicans.
Then it was time to head back to the centre … ice creams for kids and adults alike. Metung was a pleasant place to be on a warm, sunny day in late December.
Peter Steele
27 March 2025
翻译：梅通/从海滨保护区到 Shaving Point 梅通公园的木板路评论
我们在湖区入口停留了几天，目的是探索吉普斯兰湖周围的内陆沿海社区——历史/定居者，以及在夏季旺季主宰该地区的现代游客。梅通是第一个选择——这里有一个美丽的历史小镇，位于一个狭窄半岛的顶端——基本上被无尽的水域包围。我们出发去探索这个地方。
当然，在我们——现代人——之前，这个国家是 Tatungooloong 人的领地——Gunaikurnai 民族的五个部落之一。这些人占据了今天东吉普斯兰的一片地区，从 Wilsons Prom 到现代城镇 Lakes Entrance 与新南威尔士州边界之间的土地。他们向内陆延伸到大分水岭的南坡。有时间和兴趣吗？那么考虑探索 Bataluk 文化小径。
东吉普斯兰早期的定居点也留下了相当多的遗产——通常是通过阿尔伯特港的海上通道。其中包括牧民定居者和探索当地小溪的金矿工。捕鱼仍然具有重要的经济意义——湖区入口是澳大利亚东南部最大的渔港。然而，我们没有时间进一步探索。
梅通镇干净整洁，显然最近吸引了足够的投资，为富有的度假者、有船的人以及可能来自墨尔本或更远地方的第二故乡的人们提供服务。这个镇看起来好像最近进行了改造——有各种有趣且布置精美的商店、画廊、餐馆等，还有大量的油漆、新房屋和树木林立的整洁街道。
在 Metung 路一侧的中心，有一片村庄绿地（上面有一块名牌告诉你），马路对面，Kurnai 大道旁边还有另一片公共草坪。这片草坪上有一个漂亮的现代休闲区、儿童游乐区/喷水池和烧烤设施。当地的超市 - Metung 村商店 - 位于一个角落 - 是来来往往的许多人的焦点。其他人可能在外面，只是在享受阳光和自然的绿色/蓝色 - 包括我们。
草地之外 - 两边 - 内陆湖水波光粼粼，游船穿梭其中。此时半岛的宽度略大于 250 米。这个地方在灿烂的阳光下闪闪发光。在村庄绿地的一侧，有一座小巧漂亮的战争纪念碑，带有一体式旗杆，献给退伍军人联盟 - 纪念在两次世界大战中丧生/受伤的人。海滩上方有一堵墙，村庄绿地的东边有一个码头——在 Metung 酒店前面，那里有许多人坐在外面的遮荫处。你可以走到码头上，看着小型游艇在 Metung 和 800 米外最近的陆地之间的开阔水域上嗡嗡作响。这些船在阳光下闪闪发光……而且很吵。
事实上，那天早上我们来到 Metung 时，曾在几家船只租赁店停留，看看有没有其他选择。太阳出来了，每个人都在租船——看起来是这样。租船费用为 100 美元/2 小时和 130 美元/3 小时，但两天都没有空位——一个女人在一个地方告诉我们。下次再见。
我们穿过草地，从海岸走到海岸，欣赏着这些景色，并选择沿着海岸/木板路走向半岛尽头的 Shaving Point。距离不到 1 公里。那里有一个公园，叫做……Metung 公园（还有什么！）从 Kurnai Ave 的尽头开始，沿着半岛的西侧步行。这里有一个供冒险者使用的小码头、一个公共厕所和四张桌子/长凳，这些桌子/长凳位于有顶棚的遮蔽处，还有更多的烧烤设施。
在海岸线的一个弯道处，小径折回 Metung 路 - 路的另一边是房屋，海岸线上长满了树木/灌木丛。这里有一个小型海滨纪念碑，纪念机动船 Charles Edward - 4 米杆上的模型是 Doug Hadaway 的作品，可追溯到 2009 年。最初的船只/明轮船排水量为 168 吨，长 40 米，配备 45 千瓦蒸汽动力 - 它是在苏格兰格拉斯哥建造的。它为东吉普斯兰湖和墨尔本之间提供定期服务，最终被出售用于新西兰的工作。
当您进入水边的梅通公园时，当地的狮子俱乐部在混凝土中放置了五块纪念石。纪念牌匾上还挂着那些骨灰被撒入邻近班克罗夫特湾的人的纪念牌。对于那些与当地有联系的人来说，这将是一个值得铭记的地方。
还有周围的水、丰富的海鸟和那些有助于让这个地方的历史鲜活起来的重要标志……告诉你孩子们在水面上来回划船去镇上的学校上学——直到 20 世纪 30 年代。绵羊也是这样，而牛则被赶到水里游过去——去牧场或市场。沿着海岸线，海水里到处都是鹈鹕。
然后是时候回到中心了……孩子和大人都可以吃冰淇淋。在十二月下旬温暖、阳光明媚的日子里，梅通是一个令人愉快的地方。
彼得·斯蒂尔
2025 年 3 月 27 日
我们在湖区入口停留了几天，目的是探索吉普斯兰湖周围的内陆沿海社区——历史/定居者，以及在夏季旺季主宰该地区的现代游客。梅通是第一个选择——这里有一个美丽的历史小镇，位于一个狭窄半岛的顶端——基本上被无尽的水域包围。我们出发去探索这个地方。
当然，在我们——现代人——之前，这个国家是 Tatungooloong 人的领地——Gunaikurnai 民族的五个部落之一。这些人占据了今天东吉普斯兰的一片地区，从 Wilsons Prom 到现代城镇 Lakes Entrance 与新南威尔士州边界之间的土地。他们向内陆延伸到大分水岭的南坡。有时间和兴趣吗？那么考虑探索 Bataluk 文化小径。
东吉普斯兰早期的定居点也留下了相当多的遗产——通常是通过阿尔伯特港的海上通道。其中包括牧民定居者和探索当地小溪的金矿工。捕鱼仍然具有重要的经济意义——湖区入口是澳大利亚东南部最大的渔港。然而，我们没有时间进一步探索。
梅通镇干净整洁，显然最近吸引了足够的投资，为富有的度假者、有船的人以及可能来自墨尔本或更远地方的第二故乡的人们提供服务。这个镇看起来好像最近进行了改造——有各种有趣且布置精美的商店、画廊、餐馆等，还有大量的油漆、新房屋和树木林立的整洁街道。
在 Metung 路一侧的中心，有一片村庄绿地（上面有一块名牌告诉你），马路对面，Kurnai 大道旁边还有另一片公共草坪。这片草坪上有一个漂亮的现代休闲区、儿童游乐区/喷水池和烧烤设施。当地的超市 - Metung 村商店 - 位于一个角落 - 是来来往往的许多人的焦点。其他人可能在外面，只是在享受阳光和自然的绿色/蓝色 - 包括我们。
草地之外 - 两边 - 内陆湖水波光粼粼，游船穿梭其中。此时半岛的宽度略大于 250 米。这个地方在灿烂的阳光下闪闪发光。在村庄绿地的一侧，有一座小巧漂亮的战争纪念碑，带有一体式旗杆，献给退伍军人联盟 - 纪念在两次世界大战中丧生/受伤的人。海滩上方有一堵墙，村庄绿地的东边有一个码头——在 Metung 酒店前面，那里有许多人坐在外面的遮荫处。你可以走到码头上，看着小型游艇在 Metung 和 800 米外最近的陆地之间的开阔水域上嗡嗡作响。这些船在阳光下闪闪发光……而且很吵。
事实上，那天早上我们来到 Metung 时，曾在几家船只租赁店停留，看看有没有其他选择。太阳出来了，每个人都在租船——看起来是这样。租船费用为 100 美元/2 小时和 130 美元/3 小时，但两天都没有空位——一个女人在一个地方告诉我们。下次再见。
我们穿过草地，从海岸走到海岸，欣赏着这些景色，并选择沿着海岸/木板路走向半岛尽头的 Shaving Point。距离不到 1 公里。那里有一个公园，叫做……Metung 公园（还有什么！）从 Kurnai Ave 的尽头开始，沿着半岛的西侧步行。这里有一个供冒险者使用的小码头、一个公共厕所和四张桌子/长凳，这些桌子/长凳位于有顶棚的遮蔽处，还有更多的烧烤设施。
在海岸线的一个弯道处，小径折回 Metung 路 - 路的另一边是房屋，海岸线上长满了树木/灌木丛。这里有一个小型海滨纪念碑，纪念机动船 Charles Edward - 4 米杆上的模型是 Doug Hadaway 的作品，可追溯到 2009 年。最初的船只/明轮船排水量为 168 吨，长 40 米，配备 45 千瓦蒸汽动力 - 它是在苏格兰格拉斯哥建造的。它为东吉普斯兰湖和墨尔本之间提供定期服务，最终被出售用于新西兰的工作。
当您进入水边的梅通公园时，当地的狮子俱乐部在混凝土中放置了五块纪念石。纪念牌匾上还挂着那些骨灰被撒入邻近班克罗夫特湾的人的纪念牌。对于那些与当地有联系的人来说，这将是一个值得铭记的地方。
还有周围的水、丰富的海鸟和那些有助于让这个地方的历史鲜活起来的重要标志……告诉你孩子们在水面上来回划船去镇上的学校上学——直到 20 世纪 30 年代。绵羊也是这样，而牛则被赶到水里游过去——去牧场或市场。沿着海岸线，海水里到处都是鹈鹕。
然后是时候回到中心了……孩子和大人都可以吃冰淇淋。在十二月下旬温暖、阳光明媚的日子里，梅通是一个令人愉快的地方。
彼得·斯蒂尔
2025 年 3 月 27 日
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